Quotes About Encouragement

you need to be able to see her strengths and possibilities, what she is capable of.

Considero —dijo Schwab— que el mayor bien que poseo es mi capacidad para despertar entusiasmo entre los hombres, y que la forma de desarrollar lo mejor que hay en el hombre es por medio del aprecio y el aliento.

to let them know that your faith in them is unwavering.

Use encouragement. Make the fault seem easy to correct.

Sea un buen oyente. Anime a los demás a que hablen de sí mismos.

Some people are too tired to give you a smile. Give them one of yours, as none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give.15

Trust me.... You are important

PRINCIPLE 4 Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.

In short, if you want to improve a person in a certain respect, act as though that particular trait were already one of his or her outstanding characteristics. Shakespeare said, "Assume a virtue, if you have it not." And it might be well to assume and state openly that other people have the virtue you want them to develop. Give them a fine reputation to live up to, and they will make prodigious efforts rather than see you disillusioned.

encouragement is a much more effective teaching device than punishment.

And that's what true leaders do. They unfold the lives of others and help them reach their God-given potential.

If I like anything, I am hearty in my approbation and lavish in my praise.' That is what Schwab did. But what do average people do? The exact opposite. If they don't like a thing, they bawl out their subordinates; if they do like it, they say nothing. As the old couplet says: 'Once I did bad and that I heard ever/Twice I did good, but that I heard never.

Let me repeat: The principles taught in this book will work only when they come from the heart. I am not advocating a bag of tricks. I am talking about a new way of life. Talk about changing people. If you and I will inspire the people with whom we come in contact to a realization of the hidden treasures they possess, we can do far more than change people. We can literally transform them.

PRINCIPLE 6 Praise the slightest improvement and praise every improvement. Be 'hearty in your approbation and lavish in your praise.

have yet to find the person, however great or exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than he would ever do under a spirit of criticism.

they sought small, meaningful ways to leave people a little better.

Praise the slightest improvement and praise every improvement. Be "hearty in your approbation and lavish in your praise.

I had to help them solve their problems. I had to make each session so inspiring that they wanted to continue coming.

You may be very sure that if your sincere intent is to glorify God and bless others in your efforts, and you are not motivated by unloving attitudes, you will see the hand of God move with you as you expectantly do your work. Your part is simply to expect it, watch for it, give thanks as you see it, and, on the basis of your experience, encourage others to do the same.

It is the experience of having God look you right in the eye and saying, "I love you! I approve of you!" that is the unshakable ground of our self-worth.

The reluctant leader doesn't merely give accolades to others. It is her true joy to see others awaken to their potential and exceed their greatest dreams. It is the hope of every good teacher to have students who take their work further than the teacher was able to do. To be surpassed is the ideal. To be replaced is the goal, not a sign of failure.

anyway," I said. "But I'll do my best to play John the Baptist for you." Dur

Friends, I was pretty sure, lift their friends up; they don't weigh them down like a sack full of stones

Wait on the Lord, and be of good cheer, and he shall strengthen thy heart; wait, I say, on the Lord.